Daniel Cormier is mad – but not furious – about being dwarfed by 'Rumble' on the UFC 210 poster

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier had some time to cool off and now says he’s no longer that upset about being dwarfed by challenger Anthony Johnson on the official UFC 210 poster.

Earlier today, Cormier (18-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) took to Instagram to express his displeasure with the design of the poster, which features the champion in the foreground holding his belt in black and white, while a much larger “Rumble” (22-5 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is draped in red and looms large over him.

Today on MMAjunkie Radio, Cormier elaborated on his feelings, noting that he isn’t as perturbed as it might seem.

“When you look at the poster, what’s the first thing that pops out at you? A massive ‘Rumble’ Johnson,” Cormier said. “But as I’ve looked at it, and as I’ve thought about it, there was once a poster with, like I said, ‘Cowboy’ (Donald Cerrone) and (Rafael) Dos Anjos, and it ended in the first round (with Dos Anjos retaining the lightweight title). There was also Georges St-Pierre-Nick Diaz — Georges St-Pierre retained (the welterweight title).

“So if anything, they’re kind of putting luck on my side. Make ‘Rumble’ bigger. Make him actually bigger so that I can win the fight as I know I am going to do.”

UFC 210 takes place April 8 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

“In the world that I live in, Anthony Johnson just is not good enough to beat me. He’s not going to do it,” Cormier said. “I’m going to beat him again on April 10. He will continue to beat all the other guys in the division, because he is that good. But Anthony Johnson would not beat Jon Jones, and Anthony Johnson will not beat me. At 170 he was a tough guy, knocked some people out. At 205 he’s the third best fighter in the world, and that’s nothing to be ashamed of.”